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The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1887-07-19
MURDEROUS ASSAULT.
Two Young Ladies i'm Gaines
Vile, Texas, Terribly
Treated BY An
Assassin.

Gainesville, Tex, July l4.-Yesterday
morning about o'clock the most horrible
tragedy ever enacted in the history of this
place occurred, in which Miss Genie Wat
kins, of Dallas, and Miss Mamie Bostick,
a resident, were the victims of the fend
who attempted to murder them while they
slept. At the hour mentioned Mrs. Bos-
tick heard scufiing in the room in which
the young ladies were, and as she entered
the room to ascertain the cause she saw a
man Jump out of the window and disap-
pear. When she saw the two girls.
who were sleeping in seperate beds,
weltering in blood, she screamed, and
soon neighbors were on the bloody scene,
and on investigation it was found that,
though both were seriously wounded and
Unconscious, yet they were still alive
Miss Bostick was struck ON the forehead
and right temple with some sharp instru-
ment similar to a Ratchet. The upper lip
was almost entirely severed; Miss Wat
kins received cut on the forehead and a
blow ON the right temple which knocked
her right eye out of its socket. She can
not survive.
Bloodhounds are on the track Of the viii
liam. The whole city is up in furious in
dignation.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1887-07-19
BIG FIRE IN A COLLIERY.
Flames Sweep Through The
Reading COmpany's Mine
No Lives Lost.

PottsvilIa, Pa, July l4-Otto, one of
the best collieries Of the Philadelphia and
Reading Company, located at Branchdale,
seven miles west Of Pottsville,is on FIRE and
is probably doomed to destruction, entail
ing loss to the company experimenting
100000. The fire was discovered about
9 o'clock Tuesday night by a pump-boy
named Ferguson, who was at the time
alone in the mines. He had come out of
Holmes vein slope for a bottle of water,
and returning found the timbering a6re.
1t had, it is believed, ignited from the
steam pipes which worked the inside
pumps. Young Ferguson pulled the bell
rope at once and was hoisted out OF dam
ger.
The colliery whistle sounded an alarm
throHgh the patch and across the hills to
the miners. In an hour hundreds of peo-
pie were at the sscene. An effort was first
made to smother the fire with steam, but
before morning the flames were leaping
thirty feet above the mouth of the slope.
the neighboring stream was damned and .
fire steamer was brought from Minersyille.
Twelve hundred feet of hose were required
to reach the mouth of the slope. Another
stream was diverted and coal dirt was
washed into the airwsy to cut of the fire
from the primrose and mammoth veins.
If this has not succeeded the colliery is
doomed. What success the scheme has
produced may not be known for weeks.
Smoke still issues from the pit, indicat-
ing the continued presence of fire. The
breaker was endangered and sparks from
the steamer set the powder-house afre.
The most intense excitement prevailed all
day. All the mule superintendent of the
district were called in consultation. Six
teen mules were su1ocated.
The mine shipped 100 cars a day. 1t
employed 800 men and boys. They will be
idle six months at least General Superin-
tendant Whiting says to-day he thinks the
fire is extinguished.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1887-07-19
Nine Men Wiped Out.

Columbia, S. c., July IA few even
ings ago party of nine worknen were en-
ployed grading portion of the Georgia,
Carolina and Northern Railroad, in Chester
county, sixteen miles from Fort Mill. The
party were blasting rock and had on hand
about ten thousand pounds OF giant-pow-
der. The camp where the majority of the
workmen were was some distance from the
blasting party. Just before sunset a terrible
explosion was heard, but no attention was
paid to il. Last night none OF the work
men returned to the camp, and this morn
ing search was made for them. When
near the place where the blasting had bee1
going on large flock of vultures were seen
upon the trees. The searching party made
horrible discovery. Ten thousand pounds
of powder had prematarely exploded and
not man was left to tell the tale. Two
mules were also killed. A spark from an
iron bar which was being hammered is
supposed to have ignited the powder.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1887-07-19
On THE GALLONS.
Execution of a COl0red Murderer
i'm Richmond County, n. c.

Raleigh, n. c., July ;3.-The night Of
April 20 last, William McNeill, a young
negro man, stepped out into his yard in
Richmond County. His wife stood in the
doorway. In an instant there was fash
and report, and McNeill fell dead before
his wife's eyes. She went to him and
off and twenty buckshot were in his body.
The next day inquiry was made. While
this was In progress, Sarah Martin, negro
woman, informed sheriff's deputy that
her husband, Archibald Martin, had killed
McNeill, or at least that he had so in
formed her.
Martin was at once arrested. He made
his escape from the officers, and was fired
at five times, but every shot missed. A
few hours later he was recaptured and
lodged in Jail at Rockingham. He was
tried May "a, and in few minutes YER
dict of guilty was rendered. There was
practically no defense. Martin loudly
asserted his innocence of the crime. The
jury which convicted him was composed
almost entirely of negroes. Public feeling
on the part of the colored people ran his h
against him. He was sentenced to be
hanged to-day. He made no effort to Sc
cure new trial, and made no sppeal.
Soon after ne was sentenced he was in
high spirits, loudly protesting his innocence
and spoke with GOODNESS of his approach
ing fate. A few days ago his demeanor
changed. He kept his bed for days, be-
came morose and finally, broke down Sun
day and made full confession. He said
he crept up to McNeilPs house and fired at
him, at 80 feet distance, and that jealousy
was the cause of the crime. He acknowl-
edged that hanging was the proper punish
ment. The people made attempts to have
q public execution, but the county author
titles ordered it to be private. An enclos-
ure was built 200 yards from the Jail. At
daylight people gathered, and by ii
o'clock, when Martin was taken from the
Jail to the gallows, 1000 people were
around the enclosure. Only seventy-6ve
were admitted, including the guards. Mar
tin made long speech. He confessed his
crime freely, and said the dead mans
spirit visited him in Jail and urged him to
speak the truth and reveal his guilt.
At 1l:S0 the drop fell. Martins neck
was broken and in thirteen minutes he
was pronounced dead. He was buried
this afternoon in the colored cemetery.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1887-07-19
A PREDICTION.

The shell thrown into the camp OF
the Sedalia Democrat Publishing COM
pany yesterday morning was democrat
izing in the extreme. The next tactics
that the blow-in concern will adopt
will probably be that the corporation
does not owe Mr.. Allen a dollar and
that if he has used the Doodle in be-
half Of the Democrat there are no
evidences of that fact. They now,
having almost sucked bis life blood,
nearly running him and his friends
will ungratefully claim that he
has ruined the company and will then
throw him overheard on the deep
side, abandoning him to his fate.
They will disown and supplant him
with some other person, whom they
will delude and deceive INTO the be-
lief that the rotten and worthless cor
poration can be built up to remuner-
alive point.
Farther, a friendly sale of the es-
adjustment under one of the many
mortgages will more than probably be
made, and it will be bought in by
those interested in the scheme, there
by cutting out the present stockhold-
ers and wiping out the Indebtedness.
Technically, new corporation will be
formed, and an attempt made to
place enough of the new stock to put
the old hulk on its feet and again GO
through the same old chestnut that
has been gone through with by that
paper several times before. Mark the
prediction.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1887-07-19
Chi cago Herald.

cage
"White Dog" is an unsophisticated
Indian. He belongs to the Whine.
bago tribe, and for the past three
weeks has been playing star engage.
ment at eagle Eyes" Wild West
show, at the corner of Clybourne and
Sheffield avenues. white Dog"
could yell louder and pretend to scalp
more settlers than any other man con-
nected with the show, but when he fell
in the hands of Chicago confidence
men he seemed to lose all his backbone,
and quietly allowed bis money to be
taken from him. Last Sunday
white Dog" threw up his position,
and receiving bis money, started for
Wyoming. He had not gone far,
however, when he fell in with ID. A.
McGrath, at whose suggestion he
went into a saloon and got some beer.
They had no sooner entered the place
than McGrath and some companions
proceeded to go through the Indian.
"White Dog" instead of resisting
simply held up his hands and allowed
himself to be robbed. The proprietor
of the saloon called an officer, and af-
ter some search McGrath was arrested,
and yesterday his case was continued
by Justice Scully. The red man ex-
planned that in the land of Winneba-
COS it was the custom to throw up the
hands when requested.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1887-07-19
Having q BeeVee.

Wichita, Kan July 14.-Last night the
new Rock Island road was finished to this
point, and large excursion left here at 6
o'clock this morning for Farley, new town
in this county. They had thirty-six kegs of
beer aboard, and everyone had hilarious
time in prohibition Kansas.
The new metropolitan police took hold
at noon to-day, the old force quietly re-
firing. One of the new officers has in the
past month been arrested twice for drunk
enness, and now has an unpaid fine hang
ing over him. Several of the new police
men were pretty well intoxicated to-day,
and it il limited that there will be no real
reform here.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1887-07-19
INDIANS ON THE WARPATH.
A Little Scrimmage i'm South st.
Louis not Down on
The Bills.

ST. Louis, Mo-, July 11.-About two
weeks ago band of six Kickapoo Indians
appeared in South St Louis and piled q
brisk trade selling moccasins and other in
dian wares. They had 9 camp on the
bank of the river Des Peres Just outside
the southern limits of the town. July 4,
one Of them attempted TO whip a white boy
who was Fostering and plaguing him, when
John Rose, a rolling mill hand, interfered
and gave the Indian threshing.
At six O'Clock yesterday evening the In
dian and a companion met Rose on the
street near the Star of the West hotel and
made at him with knives. Rose pulled a
revolver and shot one of them through the
body. The other hastened to camp and
armed with Winchester rifles.
Rose and two or three of his friends
went into second story window Of the
hatei and when the Indians approached
near enough opened fire on them with re-
volvers and brought two of them to the
ground severely wounded.
REGULAR INDIAN BATTLE.
The remainder of the Indians then be-
gan shooting promiscously into the hotel
and surrounding house. Great alarm
seized the people in the vicinity and al
most Immediately hundreds of them were
fleeing from their houses, running to the
hillsides near by and taking shelter
wherever they could. A few moments later
a number of citizens armed them
selves, and with the aid of the police
drove the Indians to their camp, but they
would not surrender. Grey Eagle and an
other stalwart buck marched up and down
before their tent and with their six-shoot-
ers held the crowd at bay. The Indians
had carried two of their wounded TO camp
and they being so seriously hurt the others
finally sent for or permitted a doctor 10
enter the tent The whole party then sur
rendered and the wounded were sent to the
hospital and Grey Eagle, Black Hawk and
Moon Head were locked up.
During the melee the Indians fired a
number of shots, but luckily did not hit
anybody, and the excitement, which was
intense for time, gradually subsidized.
The wounded Indians are Pawnee Tom,
Indian Charley and Little Chief, two of
whom will probably die. Rose, it is said,
gave himself up to the police.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1887-07-19
The best medical writers claim tina

The best medical writer's claim that
the success full remedy for nasal catarrh
must be non-irrating, easy of application,
and one that will by its own action, reach
all the remote sores and liberated surfaces.
The history of the efforts to treat cstarrh
during the past few years obliger us to ad-
NIT that only one remedy has compile ely
met these conditions, and that is Ely's
Cream Balm. This safe and pleasant rem
edy has mastered catarrh as nothing else
has never done, and both physicians and
patients freely concede this fact. The
more distressing symptoms quickly yield
to il.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1887-07-19
A Gard From MIR. Allen.
Editor BdzOo:

(IUl0T -DQzOOs
AS you have made use
of my mistakes and misfortunes as
weapons with which to attack Frank
Craycroft, "A. B. Dempsey and others,
as officers of the Sedalia Democrat
company, it becomes necessary for me
to state that those gentlemen are in no
way responsible for my mistakes and
misfortunes, and none of them ever
knew anything about my personal
accounts, or had any reason to sup
pose that l had advanced or used in
the business of the Democrat Com
panY any money not properly belong
ing to that company.
Whatever may be the state of my
accounts with the Democrat Com
pany, or with any other company or
individual, / ask that judgment be
suspended until 1 have opportunity
to examine, correct and adjust such
accounts. And / ask that you re-
frain from further pursuing a course
that can only result in adding TO my
misfOrtunes. Respectfully,
III. III. ALLEN.
NOTE The BAzoo denies attack
ing Mr.. Dempsey. 1t has never
mentioned his name In connection
with the Democrat Publishing COM
pany and never did mention his name
in this paper other than in spirit of
kindness and in a complimentary
WaY.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1887-07-19
Not Specific Enough.
Columbus 20. Dispatch.

columbus 10. Dispatch.
Some one has said that though Miss
Mary, the daughter of Senator John
Sherman, is only twenty-five years old.
she is as well informed on public ques-
tons las the average Congressman. I"
The average Congressman" is an ex.
ceedingly indefinite expression. There
are persons who would be inconsiderate
enough to remark that Miss Sherman
might know as much as an leverage
Congressman" and a darned sight
more, and still be no shucks at all on
larnin'.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1887-07-19
A Joke Passed to the President.

A Joke Passed to the President.
Boston Traveller, Washington Letter.
One of the highest officials in the
government service sat in his Office to.
day when the Traveller correspondent
entered, vigorously waving a huge
palm-leaf fan. He said, with an
assumed look of innocence, "Can you
tell me why DR.. McGlynn is like q
stray goose? No? Because he, re-
fuses to follow the proper gander.
Later in the day the official sprang
the same thing on the president.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1887-07-19

Kansas City Star.
An eastern paper says"Mrs Fraley,
of st. Louis, is astonishing the pub
lie at Long Branch by the richness
and variety of her gowns. diamonds,
and early grammer." There is con-
siderable. primitive grammer over at
st. Louis occupying costly mansions.
Full purses and undressing heads
are not infreqnently found together.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1887-07-19

St. Joseph, Mo, July 14.-Fred Kane, a
druggist of Grand City, was brought be-
fore United States Commissioner Durham
yesterday on charge of violating the in
ternal revenue law by selling q soda water
syrup which he labeled het coffee, the in
gradients of which were red whisky and
sugar. He was bound over to the United
States district court.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1887-07-19

New Orleans States.
The best way to close the bloody
chasm is to take such men as Sher.
man, Hslstead, Foraker, Fairchild
and company by the slack of the pants
and throw them in it.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1887-07-19

All dental work warrented irst-class.
Extraction cents.
THos. III. WILSON.
Ohio street between Third and Fourth.
5-24w1St.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1887-07-19

GatesViHe ITeIasl, Post
"Nary" watermelon for the editor
yet. Guess there was none of that
kind planted this year or it has been
too dry for them to grow.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1887-07-19
Capital Paid Up $l0O,OOO
surplus U,WW

We make specially of managing truss
funds, and are always prepared to furnish
safe and profitable investments. Persons
having money to invest will find it to thei,
interest to call on US before investing else
where. We always have money to loan Co
real estate, on long or short terms, &. low
rate without commission.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1887-07-19

BOOdler Sharp Sentenced,
New York, July 14.-Jacob Sharp, the
Hell-known boodler, was sentenced to four
years at Sing Sing and 5000 fine to-day.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1887-07-19

Weekly BAzoo, 81 pen. year. Try il.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1887-07-19
POULTRY WANTED !
5000 Dozen Hens, BOOSTERS,
Ducks, Turkeys and Geese.
Will pay the following prices
IN CASH.

Large Hens .....................G 40 Per doz
Common Hens.-..............2 90
boosters. ............. .............. %
Geese, full feathered .......... 5 90
Duck, full feathered. ........ so
Pigeons. ......................... 90
Turkeys sc per pound.
Young chickens, &c per pound.
To be delivered at the Home Lumber
Co.'S yard in Sedalia, July %, %, Is and
70, Friday and Saturday, Monday and
Tuesday. Don't tie them Call for coops
G. w. WORKMAN.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-07-21
a New and Novel Kind of a watch.

Have you seen the new watches?
They have no pointers. the usual hands
being replaced by figures denoting the
hour and minute which appear at
openings IN the dial plate. The me-
chani-m is simple, and only a few
more parts are required than in an
ordinary watch Two wheels are used
To- denote the minutcs-One, which
moves forward once in minute. be-
ing gearcd TO a second one, marked
with the ten-miuute figures, aud every
ten minutes "a tooth on the first wheel
engages with the teeth on the second.
moving it forward one figure Thus
every Minute of the hour is shown on
the face of the watch, and at its COM
plctiou both minute wheels show two
ciphers and are ready 30 begin the
round again; the hour is shown on n
separate wheel, and an ordinary hand
indicates the seconds. OF the adyant-
ages Of this kind Of watch il is re-
marked that few people read the time
Of an ordinary watch accurately, and
if the experiment is tried of glaucing
at the face in the usual manner and
then naming the time it wi pc found
that an error of from half minute to
three minutes viii be generally made.
With the new watch il Is claimed no
error can possibly occur, and there Is
the added advantage that at the end
Of every minute an audible click is
sounded as the number changes, by
which one can measure short intervals
OF time even at uiuht. - Boston Gi05e
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-07-21
The Tyre.

She touched. and 10 each silent silyery wire
Won soul and music from her finger-tips,
And trcubled like some convent maiden's
lips
PallG with holy passion and desirel
The evening shadows gathered. and the fire
Fickercd and struggled on unseen with
death;
Yet still sat and husbed my very breath
To catch the palpitations of her Tyre.
Dead pictured eyes smiled strangely from the
wall;
The Tyres wild chords with dead lips were
80 loud
That every shadow seemed TO grow a
shroud.
Low echoes fen like voices from above,
And ever aud anon there came the cali,
All trcmuiOus with triumph, love! love!
lovcl
The Ho.. G. Macfe, in the London Academy.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-07-21
The ". C. 7. u. COLUMN.

care not responsible for anything appear
ing in this department as il is conducted by the
ladies' of the woman's Christian Temperance
Onion. Il EDS TIaBUNE.l
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-07-21

Lancaster. WIS., June %, SO.
MIR. ADAM DRESEN-M Mineral Point-Dear
Sir NV suit came O. K on Saturday evening
| tried il ON Sunday and il was voted a success
by the entire family II suits me perfectly.
Respectfully
Y. W. Nc NAIR.
Dodgevine. Wis
MIR. ADAM DRESEN-Oea Sir: am well
suited with the suit Of clothes purch ised of
you over year ago The quality of goods has
proved excellent, and "a better III could not be
possible. / think / will soon call on YOU for
another suit, as know you can please me
Respy yours
F. W. SHELL.
Dodgoylle Wis
Mr.. A. 0RESEN-Dear Sir: Everything is
Q Il. Could not Doe better. You can depend
on me for further patronage. Yours resp'y
II. PERKINS, NJ. p.
Dodgeyille, Sept IS 80.
Mr. DREsEN-Dear sir | reed my clothes,
also Your card Am wen pleased. Everybody
likes them and think they are good adver-
usement Am much obliged TO You for such
good TIT. Yours resp'y
SEPH. WmIAEs.
Montfort, July 10, Sc.
ADAM DRESEN, Mineral Point-Sir Enclosed
please ina draft for $50. The clothes fit an
0. Is. Yours
T. J. DAVIS.
cutting on reasonable erms
A. DRESEN, Mineral Point.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-07-21

a WHOLE sci of china of SO
pieces gwen away atJ. a. SpratIer's.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-07-21

Try the alden fruit vinegar at
Cuas. uvudra's.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-07-21
IMPORTED STATIONS

VIII all be at Dodgeville Monday Tuesday and Wednesday
And at Mineral Point Thursday Friday and Saturday
Of each week during the season. except that Stranger Oeay
viii e a Linden Wednesday and Thursday.
For Description and Pedigree see Catalogue
s buy all the good can get Bring them n
lift J. N. Fl sw0PTU
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-07-21

ladies' of the womans Christian Temperance
Onion. EDS TRIBuNEl
Next regular meeting Of the w.
c. T. L. will be held next Tuesday
afternoon at 8 O'Clock, at the NJ. k.
church.
Wonder how many Of the saloons
of this city were closed on last
Sunday, if any? The drunkenness
on that day was terribly appalling.
When poor old quiet man is
drunk on our streets the chief police
runs up to him, grabs him by the
collar of his coat, (while he is try
ing to defend himself from mob
of boys), and casts bin 10 Jail. But
certain rumseler in this city can
get so full that be is insane, stand
on our sidewalk almost every even
ing, abusing men in passing, hailing
and dragging them into his saloon,
and cursiug and insulting women
aud girls that baye TO pass by that
den OF iuiquity, aud certain Of our
officers stand by aud laugh at his
insults 10 passers by. And the man
who is to keep peace Is nowhere
TO be seen ~ seems az Ihough
disorder is protected rather than
peace ~ our city. iiow moch longer
Is 1t TO be So? Christian men arouse
yourselves from your sIumoer' ana
by your oa''o's and the HeIP OF goa
make this city what il ought be.
Can you conSgleh'iousiy ie'ife aI
night with the feeling That you nave
done All yon can possibly DO Tor the
uPbulIdlng OF humanity
\ whisky ballot has no place in
the tauds of Christian man.
Mrs. Annie Boyd, Grand hapldT
May 10, from l}um-seIler Chrr-to-
pher Post, who sold her husband
liquor, under the influence Of which
be killed a man and Was sentenced
10 prison for Iife.
The Southern Bapu>ts in their
convention al Louisville passed the
following resolution:
Resolced That we do solemnly
protest against the manufacture,
l,.,;,.;,,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-07-21

ALL goods at ]. A
of the best quality and sa Il Sasf,.
as the cheapest. ''o a q